Ferris State Blanks Grand Valley State, 7-0, In Twinbill Opener

Lynsay Weaver tallied his first homer of the season with a three-run seventh-inning shot. (Photo by Joe Gorby)

May 01, 2010

Ferris State University freshman pitcher Dana Bowler (Lockport, Ill.) posted her fourth shutout of this
season with a two-hit performance in the Bulldogs' 7-0
decision over Grand Valley State this Saturday (May 1)
in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
opener between the two teams at the GVSU Softball Field in
Allendale, Mich.

The win improved Ferris State to 25-16 overall and 16-9 in
conference action to date this spring.

Dana Bowler (8-10) allowed only the two GVSU
hits while striking out seven and walking one batter in recording
the complete-game decision.

Ferris State jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first
inning on senior designated player Rhea Flores'
(Dearborn Heights/Southgate Anderson) RBI single to score freshman
outfielder Morgan Kramerich (Crest Hill,
Ill./Lockport), who reached base on an one-out walk.

The Bulldogs scored twice in the third as a result of three hits
of GVSU starting pitcher Andrea Nicholson (8-8). Rhea
Flores, who totaled a team-high tying two hits in the
contest, drove in the first run with a double while the
third FSU run occurred on a sacrifice RBI flyout to left field
off the bat of junior catcher Rachel Mueller
(Santa Clarita, Calif./Valencia).

FSU upped its lead to 4-0 with a single run in the top of
the sixth inning. Senior outfielder Rachel Wade (Canton) fouled off a Becky Gill offering which GVSU
first baseman Breanne Kronberg made an over-the-shoulder catch
going away from the infield but junior shortstop Lynsay Weaver(Bay City/All Saints) managed to score from
third on a tag up.

A three-run seventh by Ferris State sealed the win as
Lynsay Weaver belted a three-run shot over the
right centerfield fence for her first roundtripper of the
season.

The first of two Grand Valley State hits came in the third on a
single by Maggie Kerrigan and then Nellie Kosola produced a single
off Dana Bowler in the sixth inning.

Senior second baseman Amanda Harrington
(St. Joseph/Stevensville-Lakeshore) matched Rhea
Flores for game high honors with a pair of base hits
as the Bulldogs accumulated 10 for the contest.
Lynsay Weaver recorded three RBIs and
Flores knocked in two runs.